Ribs update

Because the weekend was spent away from the computer (more on that later), I never had the chance to update the ribs post. I don't blame James for being impatient, because it probably seemed like a gigantic tease.

From 11:30 AM until about 8:30 that night, I left the ribs in the grill, adding charcoal every hour or so and turning the slab around once. Temperature on the grill thermometer probably averaged 225-250 degrees F. The drippings boiled in the aluminum foil so I didn't even bother using a thermometer to check the meat.

At 8:30 PM, we had this:



When Ruth came home from her outing, I served up the ribs to her and a couple friends along with some homebrews:



The meat, encrusted with the dry rub fell off the bones, tasted spicy and smoky but not mouth-burning hot. The rib bones crumbled apart to reveal the browned marrow, so rich that cleaning off the meat and the marrow from two ribs left my usually cast-iron stomach a touch queasy.

Yes, this magic will be performed again SOON.

Today's project

Do you believe in magic? I do. Today's plan is to take this:



and this:



and in a process something like this:



we will create a magic that the ancient wise ones called "Dinner."

As you can see, there's excitement over here about these plans...